Occupational Therapy
Sherry Young is a certified Occupational Therapy Expert with over 35 years of dedicated experience in the field. Sherry’s proficiency in Occupational Therapy covers a variety of areas including orthopedic, neurological, and cognitive deficits. She also performs post-offer pre-placement screens, job site evaluations, and functional capacity evaluations (FCEs). Sherry’s depth of experience led her to a career as an expert witness where she provides FCE services in personal injury, employment, family, and disability cases in both state and federal courts.
In 1992, Sherry spearheaded an occupational therapy department at The Colorado Rehabilitation Institute, swiftly rising to the role of Chronic Pain Program Supervisor. Her responsibilities included overseeing physical, occupational, biofeedback, and recreational therapists as well as psychotherapists. It was there that she began specialized training in the field of FCEs.
Since 1997, Sherry has operated a thriving private practice centered on occupational rehabilitation and FCEs. Sherry has been qualified as an expert witness since 2002, amassing extensive testimony experience. She is widely recognized as the go-to therapist for FCEs in the Denver region, known for producing individualized, and in-depth reports that are highly defensible.
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Expertise
- Functional Capacity Evaluations
- Fitness for Duty Evaluations
- Disability
- Activities of Daily Living
- Work Restrictions
- Reasonable Accommodations
- Essential Job Duties
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Illness
Education & Certifications
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BS in Occupational Therapy
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State of Colorado License #1091
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The national Board for Certification on Occupational Therapy - Certification #001628
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Functional Capacity Evaluator through Roy Matheson and Associates - Certifications #900455
Publications and Presentations
Sherry Young has presented at numerous conferences and written articles relating to functional capacity evaluations. For a complete list please see her CV available above.